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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many socks does Hercules destroy during his first week at the OKeeffe's?
(a) 11.
(b) 5.
(c) 7.
(d) 13.

2. What animal builds a nest at the church and disrupts a service?
(a) Skunk.
(b) Squirrel.
(c) Raccoon.
(d) Possum.

3. How many places are there to get coffee in Grin And Bear It?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

4. What day of the week does Martin have crack-of-dawn services at the church?
(a) Monday.
(b) Wednesday.
(c) Thursday.
(d) Sunday.

5. How many rooms are downstairs on the home-side of Simon's house?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 4.

6. How long does it take Hercules to settle in at the O'Keeffe's?
(a) About a week.
(b) 10 days.
(c) 8 days.
(d) About 2 weeks.

7. In Chapter 5, what color ice cream goes in the concoction Doc makes for Simon and Kevin at Hello Hello?
(a) Orange.
(b) Blue.
(c) Purple.
(d) Red.

8. What color is used to commemorate the school shooting Simon survived?
(a) Orange.
(b) Blue.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Purple.

9. How many blocks is the funeral home from the river?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) Not quite 7.
(d) About 5.

10. How long after Easter does Simon begin taking Hercules to school?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 10 days.
(c) A week.
(d) 2 days.

11. What reason does Simon give for moving to Grin And Bear It when he is introduced to the students in his homeroom?
(a) His mom got a new job.
(b) Driven out by alpacas.
(c) Driven out by pigs.
(d) His father got a new job.

12. What color phones do the O'Keeffes have in their kitchen?
(a) White and black.
(b) White and avocado green.
(c) Black and brown.
(d) Black and red.

13. What size is the disk on the Very Large Radio Telescope in Grin And Bear It?
(a) 100 feet.
(b) 150 feet.
(c) 200 feet.
(d) 250 feet.

14. What color shoes does Simon wear on his first day at GNB Upper?
(a) White.
(b) Red.
(c) Black.
(d) Blue.

15. What do Simon and his parents call the peacock that lives on their property?
(a) Hellbender.
(b) Strange Tyrant.
(c) Pretty Stabby.
(d) Trumpet.

Short Answer Questions

1. What snack does Dr. Matapang serve when Simon visits Kevin at his house for the first time?

2. When did a student scientist named Jocelyn Bell build a homemade radio telescope?

3. What star rises behind the tree house on the Van der Zwaan's property?

4. What Star Wars Lego set do Simon and Kevin work on over Easter weekend?

5. In Chapter 7, where is Isobel when Simon has to answer the funeral line?

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